Handheld Device Measures Brain Pressure with Ultrasound

Oct-02-18 A handheld device able to identify intracranial pressure via the eye is better than a hole in the head.

Typically, intracranial pressure is measured by drilling a hole in the skull and inserting a probe—a procedure that is both traumatic and expensive.

As an alternative, the device developed by South African pediatric neurosurgeon Llewellyn Padayachy replaces the invasive drilling procedure with a handheld device that is held to the eye, where it measures pressure with ultrasound. As well as being much less invasive, the probe can be used on the accident scene, speeding patient treatment.

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